Wednesday, November 14, 2012
July/Aug.
After reading the autobiography of Ben Franklin and The Shoemaker, I learned many things that I didn't know before. I had never heard of George Hewes. These books are not just facts that were memorized and then forgotten. They shed some insight on the history that we learned. These books are much different than the history books that we read when we were in school. The interpretations are much different and now I realize the bias that comes from some authors that you don't get from primary resources.
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I would differentiate bias and interpretation. An author creates an interpretation (or understanding of events) from primary sources. Primary sources themselves can be biased, as well, as they may be written for a particular audience. Just being aware that a reader needs to question EVERYTHING is important.
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